Acting

Ahmad Addas

Aleppo, Syria · Died 8 May 2005

A Syrian actor and one of the early pioneers of Syrian theater and television. He helped establish several theatrical companies, including the Supporters of Acting and Cinema troupe and the People's Theater troupe, contributing to the development of organized theatrical performance in Syria. In 1960, he joined the National Theater under the Syrian Ministry of Culture and became one of the first performers to work in Syrian television. His theatrical career included tours across the Arab world, with performances in Egypt, Lebanon, and Kuwait. As part of the People's Theater troupe, he traveled to Egypt for performances in Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, and Tanta, followed by appearances in Gaza. He joined the Syrian Artists Syndicate in 1968. He later established an extensive career in film and television, appearing in productions such as The Volcano (1989), Al-Qabbadai Bahloul (1990), Migration of Hearts to Hearts (1991), Five-Star Family (1994), and Abu Al-Hana's Dreams (1996), in which he portrayed Abu Lotfi. His film credits include The Adventure (1974), Al-Yazerli (1974), and Breeze of the Soul (1998). After several decades of performing in theater, film, and television, he retired from acting in the early 2000s and died in 2005.